Many couples think they will immediately get pregnant when they start trying for a baby. But this is not the exact truth. The related text will provide you with these myths and truths, and will guide you in conceiving early.

1) Myth: You need to have sex every day during your fertile window.Truth: Having sex every alternate day between Day 10 to Day 21 will give you the best fertility outcome to get a baby. (This Day 10 is calculated form the 1st day of starting of your menstruation. D10-D21 is the fertility window period).

2) Myth: Sperm function is better after 10 days abstinence.Truth: The best quality sperm is produced by ejaculation every two to three days. A long interval results in the production of many damaged or dead sperm.

3) Myth: As long as I’m under 35, there’s still time to keep trying.Truth: Age has a major impact on the success rates of infertility treatments as well as your natural ability to conceive. By the age of 36 a healthy women has only a 5-7% chance of getting pregnant in a given month with a high miscarriage rate. So if you’re already over 35, you should seek medical advice if you’ve been trying for six months.

4) Myth: We’re both young and healthy so we won’t have any problems conceiving.Truth: Young and healthy people can still have issues affecting fertility. Medical conditions and genetic disorders can affect fertility, whatever your age.

5) Myth: If I have fertility treatment, I will probably have twins or triplets.Truth: IVF with single embryo transfer will reduce the risk of multiple pregnancies to less than 1%. Nowadays SET (Single embryo transfer) is the trend.

6) Myth: My miscarriage could have been caused by stress, business travel or exercise.Truth: The causes of pregnancy loss are complex, and are usually due to chromosomal abnormality in the embryo. Bed rest basically has got no role to maintain a pregnancy.

7) Myth: Taking vitamins and supplements could improve my sperm count and motility.Truth: There is no scientific evidence to support this. Medicines could show your report improved but hardly these medicines will help you to conceive. You may need ART (assisted reproductive technique).